Colm Bairéad

Colm Bairéad ( ; born 1981) is an Irish film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film The Quiet Girl.

Career

Born in Dublin in 1981, Bairéad grew up speaking English and Irish at home.

The Quiet Girl (Irish: An Cailín Ciúin), Bairéad's first feature film, premiered at the 72nd Berlinale in 2022 and has received critical acclaim. He adapted the film's mostly Irish-language screenplay from the 2010 short story "Foster" by Claire Keegan. At the 18th Irish Film & Television Awards, The Quiet Girl won Best Film and Bairéad won Best Director, and it was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards in the US.

Influences Bairéad participated in the 2022 edition of the Sight & Sound film polls, which are held every 10 years to commemorate the greatest films of all time and rank them in order. Directors and critics both give their 10 favorite films of all time for the poll; Bairéad picked Ikiru (1952), Citizen Kane (1941), The Life of Oharu (1952), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), In the Mood for Love (2000), Ivan's Childhood (1962), Salvatore Giuliano (1962), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), Goodfellas (1990), and Camera Buff (1979).

Personal life Bairéad is married to Cleona Ní Chrualaoí, who produced The Quiet Girl. They have two children.

Partial filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer 2003 Screwed 2005 Mac an Athar (His Father's Son) 2009 Finscéal Pháidí

Documentary film Lorg na gCos: Súil Siar ar Mise Éire (2012) Frank O'Connor: Idir Dhá Shruth (2016)

Television Year Title Director Writer Notes 2015 Miniseries 2018 Murdair Mhám Trasna TV movie

Feature film Year Title Director Writer 2022 The Quiet Girl